EXPERT SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC DIGITAL SCENE MATCHING AREA CORRELATOR (DSMAC) SCENE SELECTION AND SCENE ENHANCEMENT

VERAC PROPOSES USING ITS EXTENSIVE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SOFTWARE EXPERTISE TO IMPROVE REFERENCE SCENE SELECTION AND ENHANCEMENT PROCEDURES FOR THE CRUISE MISSILE'S DIGITAL SCENE MATCHING AREA CORRELATOR (DSMAC). VERAC WILL APPLY EXPERT SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY TO THE SCENE SELECTION PROCESS USING KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING METHODS TO BUILD A PRE-PROTOTYPE SCENE SELECTION AID. VERAC'S EXPERIENCE INCLUDES A RECENT DELIVERY TO AN OPERATIONAL SITE OF A PROTOTYPE SURVEILLANCE EXPERT SYSTEM EXHIBITING ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE IMPROVEMENT IN USER PRODUCTIVITY. THE SYSTEM DEVELOPED HERE WILL COMBINE EXPERT DECISION RULES AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF CANDIDATE REFERENCE IMAGES TO SELECT THOSE WHICH HAVE A BETTER PROBABILITY OF CORRECT MATCH WITH SENSED SCENES. IN ADDITION, VERAC WILL INVESTIGATE THE APPLICATION OF ADAPTIVE IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHMS AND OR OPERATORS IN ORDER TO REDUCE IMAGE NOISE AND ENHANCE THOSE IMAGE FEATURES DETERMINED TO BE OF IMPORTANCE TO SCENE MATCHING.